Kharistvala (Georgian: ხარისთვალა) is a so called daba (urban-type settlement) in Georgia’s northern Ambrolauri Municipality (Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region), at an elevation of 1,150 metres (3,770 ft) above sea level on the western shore of Shaori Reservoir.

[3] The reservoir was created by the placement of an earthen dam in the northwestern corner of the local depression in the plateau and is mainly fed by groundwater.

[4] The Shaori reservoir has an area of over 9 km² with a maximum depth of 14 meters and is the upper part of the Shaori-Tkibuli hydroelectric power chain.

The Tkibuli reservoir is located 13 kilometers to the southwest and 600 metres (2,000 ft) lower in the Imereti region.

[6] During this period, the Soviet government recognized the health nature of the Shaori area and designated it as a resort destination and giving Kharistvala the status of daba.